Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil
Brazil: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9957 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil stood at 0.9957 index. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil peaked at 0.9957 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9508 index, in 2012.
Brazil ranks 111th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9508 index | — |
| 2013 | 0.9523 index | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.952 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9594 index | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9621 index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9692 index | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9738 index | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9675 index | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9582 index | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.973 index | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9917 index | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9957 index | +0.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.9957 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.9957 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 index, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9609 index | 0.9508 index | 0.9738 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9796 index | 0.9582 index | 0.9957 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil was 0.9957 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9957 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9508 index in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Brazil ranks 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.